Plant Based Bride Giveaway

FREE TOYS OR GIFT CARDS FOR TOYS! Everyone who signs up to my giveaway with @bellesaco wins something! https://www.shopbboutique.co/vibe/plantbasedbride-yt #bbpartner Thank you to Bellesa for sponsoring this video! 💕 Romantasy is kind of a cool (and by cool I mean nefarious) magic trick... it manages to feel forbidden and transgressive, while actually reinforcing extremely traditional values and propping up purity culture. I've been letting my thoughts and feelings about this new, best-selling subgenre percolate for over a year, and finally, a few weeks ago, when I was utterly incapable of continuing past 19% of a certain VERY popular Romantasy sequel, I decided now was finally the time to try to turn all those disconnected impressions and qualms into a (hopefully) coherent video. This video isn't meant to be a judgment of those who love this genre, but a conversation starter about why the most hyped books in this space all seem to copy & paste the same tropes and dynamics... and what that says about the roots of this genre that frames itself as female empowerment. I hope you find it interesting, and I'd love to chat with you in the comments! Also, a few days ago I saw one of my favourite YouTubers, Princess Weekes, made a video on this very topic! Go watch her amazing and thoughtful video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLWYR0eTm5I 🎥 How to Read Critically: https://youtu.be/NhsbEhgAiBQ 🎥 My Favourite Fantasy Novels: https://youtu.be/JVVLm0bLvZM 🕰️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:56 Definitions and Gatekeeping 3:53 Copy and Paste Tropes 5:44 Diversity, or Lack Thereof 7:45 Relationship Dynamics 15:10 The Male Gaze 19:36 Fantasy isn't Real Life 26:04 Whose Power Fantasy is This? 29:49 Purity Culture and Conservative Comfort 38:55 Who Cares? 🖊 Shop my favourite supplies here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/plantbasedbride 🎶 MUSIC Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/759i5d 📽 MY FILMING EQUIPMENT - Panasonic LUMIX GH6: https://amzn.to/3SFiOUp - Lumix 25mm Lens: https://amzn.to/3FizE5S SOCIAL LINKS 📸 instagram: http://instagram.com/elizabethturn 📌 pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/elizabethgturn 📖 goodreads: http://goodreads.com/plantbasedbride 🐦 twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethTurn 🎵 tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSQoWq9f/ BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌 plantbasedbride@gmail.com FAQs What does your channel name mean? I picked "Plant Based Bride" for my blog when I started it back in 2015 as I was starting the process of planning my vegan wedding and wanted to document it. I have been vegan for 10+ years and married since 2016! What's your real name? Elizabeth Where are you from? I'm a Canadian from Toronto, Ontario, now living in the Canadian Prairies. Are you a natural redhead? No, I'm naturally a brunette. I dye my hair using Herbatint 8R. Are your nails natural? Nope, they're press ons and I do them myself (see how in this tik tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@plantbasedbride/video/6915488557721259270?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 ) What nail polish are you wearing? Cirque Colors